Most philosophers of mathematics treat it as isolated, timeless, ahistorical, inhuman. Reuben Hersh argues the contrary, that mathematics must be …
(Not for distribution) We all know what randomness is. We sometimes choose between options "at random", and if we toss …
Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination--what he called phantasia--from other parts of the psyche, placing it between …
Configurations.Volume 17, Numbers 1-2, Winter 2009.pp. 87-103. Subject Headings:Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592. Essais.Abstract:A close reading of chapters 3 and 4 …
Книга Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and Reality, a Western Perspective Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and Reality, …
The sequel to the cult classic The Illuminatus! Trilogy, this is an epic fantasy that offers a twisted look at …
This book attempts to explain the core of physics, the origin of everything and anything. It explains why physics at …
Although the law of contract is largely settled, there is at present no widely-accepted comprehensive theory of its main principles …
This volume is intended as a companion to the study of Cicero's oratory and rhetoric for both students and experts …
“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself; do not go out and look for a successful personality and …
Krishnamurti is a leading spiritual teacher of our century. In The First and Last Freedom he cuts away symbols and …
It is hard to interpret quantum mechanics. The most surprising, but also most parsimonious, interpretation is the many-worlds, or quantum-multiverse …
This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and …
Recent work in quantum information science has produced a revolution in our understanding of quantum entanglement. Scientists now view entanglement …
If you accept evolutionary theory, can you also believe in God? Are human beings superior to other animals, or is …
In this stimulating investigation, Gideon Freudenthal has linked social history with the history of science by formulating an interesting proposal: …
This paper is part of a larger study on ‘Poverty of Communism: The Game of Filling in the Marxian Blanks’. …
Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in …
It is by fitting the world into neatly defined boxes that Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain philosophers were able to gain …
Comprehensive in its selection of topics and results, this self-contained text examines the relative strengths and the consequences of the …
An in-depth treatment of essence is not very common, so the book -- by a professor at the University of …
The concept of mass is one of the most fundamental notions in physics, comparable in importance only to those of …
Highlighting main issues and controversies, this book brings together current philosophical discussions of symmetry in physics to provide an introduction …
The 'postmodern condition,' in which instrumentalism finally usurps all other considerations, has produced a kind of intellectual paralysis in the …
Logical form has always been a prime concern for philosophers belonging to the analytic tradition. For at least one century, …
This book takes an idea first explored by medieval logicians 800 years ago and revisits it armed with the tools …
In On Nature and Language Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind, and brain, integrating current …
Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of our time, yet his views are often misunderstood. In this …
Philosophers since Aristotle have explored emotion, and the study of emotion has always been essential to the love of wisdom. …
How do our feelings for others shape our attitudes and conduct towards them? Is morality primarily a matter of rational …
Major shifts in the field of model theory in the twentieth century have seen the development of new tools, methods, …
